Ogallala Wins Western Crown With 84 65 Victory
Ogallala, ranked No 1 in class A, defeated Sidney 84-65 to clinch the Western Conference title. Sidney's Ron Gilbreath scored 37 points, reaching 403 for the season. Larry Pippitt added eight and Howie Maley seven. Sidney finishes 5-11, Ogallala 15-1. tomorrow Sidney meets Alliance in the tournament opener at Ogallala.
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Sidney
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Indians
Joe Folsom
Gilbreath
Ron Gilbreath
Larry Pippitt
Howie Maley
Ogal- Jala
Mike
Sidney Alliance
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F Boness
Sr Baeckel
Co Olson
Sr. G Christensen
Jr Pippitt Manuel
Sr. Livingston
Ancess
Stangs Ogallala
Gcring
Marines Train On Parris Island Since 1915
Marines have trained on Parris Island off Charleston, South Carolina, since 1915, a long island location noted for boot camp and recruit preparation as part of the Marine Corps history.
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Parris Island
Long Island
Charleston
S. C
Pip's Team In Kimball Tourney
Pip's Drive-In basketball team faces the Dix Lions at 8 p.m. in the Twelfth Annual Kimball Jaycee Gold Medal Tourney. First round games run Mon Tue Wed. one quarterfinal at 9:45 Wednesday, others Thursday. Semi finals Friday, finals Saturday at 8 15 with a consolation before. Sixteen teams compete including last year’s Pedrett's Sand & Gravel from Chadron.
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Dix Lions
Kimball Jaycee
Sidney
Dix
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Chadron
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Community groups boost Sidney sports amid winter program
The Community Improvement Recreation Committee drives a busy winter in Sidney with a City Basketball League double elimination tourney, a six team Church Volleyball league, and a new Women’s Physical Recreation Program attracting about 60 participants. Jan Mitchell and Bertram O’Connor run the women’s program. Tom Jones leads the SHS basketball and volleyball efforts.
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Community Improvement Recreation Committee
Sidney
Kimball
Alliance
Jan Mitchell
Bertram O’connor
Tom Jones
SHS
Community Improvement Association
Town Tourney's Second Round Set for Tuesday
The Sidney Community Recreation Basketball League doubles elimination tournament heads into the second round at Sidney High School gym. Matches include 6:30 Reimers versus Peetz, 7:45 Kimball versus Potter, and 9:00 SOD against Bell Telephone.
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Town Tourney
Sidney Community Recreation
Sidney High School
Reimers
Peetz
Kimball
Potter
SOD
Bell Telephone
Peetz Nips New Raymer in Consolation Final
Peetz Bulldogs finish 1957-58 basketball season with a 53-47 win over New Raymer in the Colorado district tournament consolation final at Sterling. Dan Brachtenbach led Peetz with 17 points, while Kugler for New Raymer added 16. Padroni won Sterling tournament by defeating Crook in the finals.
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Peetz Bulldogs
New Raymer
Colorado
Sterling
Effngham
Bulldogs
Nun’-Raymeér
Dan Brachtenbach
Peetz
Kugler
Strymer
Padroni
Crook
Area Tournaments Set With Semi finals Scores
In Scottsbluff Class B area semi finals Bridgeport 43 Chadron 40 and Chappell 68 Mitchell 63. In finals Chappell 62 Bridgeport 60. At Ogallala Class C Sutherland 52 North Platte St Pat 44 Lodgepole 64 Stapleton 50. At Gurley Class D Chadron Assumption 56 Dix 45. An odd line about a yak and Santa beard appears.
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Scottsbluff
Bridgeport
Chadron
Chappell
Mitchell
Swi Tly
Ogallala
Sutherland
North Platte St. Pat's
Lodgepole
Stapleton
Gurley
Chadron Assumption
Dix
Lodgepole Earns CFinals Berth With 64-50 Win Over Stapleton
Lodgepole Panthers advance to Class C district finals at Ogallala after a 64-50 semifinal win over Stapleton. Bart Bondegard scores 17 points, Gary Thompson adds 10, Stapleton’s top scorer posts 17. Sutherland later defeats St Pat’s North Platte 52-44 in the other semifinal.
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Cfinals
Stapleton
Lodgepole Panthers
Ogallsla Auditorium
Duane Freeman
Sutherland
Ogallala Gym
Lodgepolé
Panthers
Cheyenne County
Bart Bondegard
Gary Thompson
Karner
Bondegard
Hafeér
Keith Wise
Bondegard Hokom Theis
Thompson Kent Wise Kentz
Stapleton Fg Baumgartner Barker Ll Barner
Empfield
Tepner
Assumption Nips Cold Dix Five 56 45 For D Title
Assumption clinched the Class D District title by defeating Dix five 56 to 45 at Gurley. Chadron led 28 to 18 at halftime as the Panthers strengthened their semifinal win over Dalton and faced Dix in the final after a tight first period.
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Cold Dix
Chadron
Dix
Gurley
Chadron Panthers
Jim Sandstrom
Panthers
Dalton
George Shinker
Chappell Buffs Triumph Over Bridgeport In District Final
The Chappell Buffaloes edged Bridgeport 62 to 60 at Scottsbluff Saturday night to claim the district class B championship. Mike Myles delivered the clutch play with 40 seconds left, a jump shot that sealed the prized decision for Ron Zook's team.
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Chappell Buffaloes
Bridgeport
Scottsbluff
Mike Myles
Ron Zook
Buff Crew
Miller Seeks Benson Resignation Support From City Voters
Representative A L Miller urged Secretary Ezra Taft Benson to resign to prompt presidential action. He suggested Benson step down as Midwest Republican groups pressed the White House to hear farmers' complaints about Benson policies harming agriculture. Miller noted city voters largely back Benson despite farmer discontent, with mail showing urban support over farmer concerns about taxpayer costs.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Eisenhower
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Benson
White House
Rep. Miller
Mother of polio lab urges Salk treatment in Warm Springs
Mrs. Harold J Worrell of North Platte appeals to fellow citizens to vaccinate themselves and their families against polio from Warm Springs where her 11 year old son Mickey Armstrong receives post acute polio care. She compares protection to guarding a child from a poisonous snake and urges parents to give shots to prevent polio cases.
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Warm Springs
North Platte
Harold J Worrell
East Eighth Street
Indian Workshop Receives $2500 Grant for Curricula
Dr Robert S Ellwood director of Chadron State Teachers College announces the Indian Studies Workshop has been awarded 2500 by the Association on American Indian Affairs. The workshop at Chadron State College runs June 30 to July 17 to create curriculum materials for Nebraska and South Dakota schools.
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Chadron State Teachers College
Association On American Indian Affairs
Chadron State College
Nebraska
South Dakota
Retail Meeting Set Wednesday
A Chamber of Commerce retail committee meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at the chamber office. Warren Ellison, the committee chairman, said the agenda includes the Spring Show and other near term events. All merchants are urged to attend.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Warren Ellison
Future Of Farming To Be Explored At Omaha Conference
The 10th annual National Pasture-Forage-Livestock conference in Omaha will study agriculture's future. The public session, sponsored by the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, runs from 9:30 a.m. in the Livestock Exchange Building with films, talks by Mal Hansen, Dr Walter Woods, and Charles B. Shuman on a 20 year look ahead, Tapazole feed, and farming with a future.
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Omaha
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Evolution In Agriculture
Mal Hansen
WOW
Wow-Tv
Walter Woods
Iowa State College
Sesson
Charles B. Shuman
American Farm Bureau Federation
Woodmen Unveil Family Fraternity for Women and Girls
Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society becomes The Family Fraternity in March. President Howard M. Lundgren announces women and girls may join with life insurance protections similar to men. Women of Woodcraft will run own social program and local courts, sharing equal privileges in social fraternal and civic activities. Women unable to qualify for life insurance can join as fraternal members.
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Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society
Howard M. Lundgren
Women of Woodcraft
Du Pont Opens Synthetic Rubber Plant in Londonderry
Du Pont announces a new synthetic rubber factory to open in Londonderry Northern Ireland in 1959 with a project cost of 19 600 000 dollars.
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du Pont
Londonderry
Northern Ireland
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